Interlinked Blessing and Calamity Power.

After infusing today's share of Blessing and Calamity Power into the Yin Yang Fish Jade Pendant, Li Chang'an said with some regret, "Unfortunately, the Blessing and Calamity Power produced each day by my main body and Snake Body is linked. It won't double just because I have an extra body."

Whether it was his human body or his Snake Body, the two were essentially the same person. Because of that, both possessed Auspicious Ominous Eyes, and both could control Blessing and Calamity Power.

If his main body used up today's share of Blessing and Calamity Power, then his Snake Body would have none left to use. The Auspicious Ominous Eyes of the two bodies were connected, sharing the same Blessing and Calamity Power.

Then Li Chang'an looked toward the remaining two jade Yin Yang Fish Jade Pendants. He decided to find an opportunity to hand them over to his Snake Body, so that his Snake Body could also keep some Blessing and Calamity Power on hand for emergencies.

The Star Dou Great Forest was located directly south of the Heaven Dou Empire. The forest spanned the Two Great Empires, and because there were so many soul beasts here, it was also the place where the border between the two nations was most unclear.

Judging from the map, most of the Star Dou Great Forest lay within the territory of the Star Luo Empire. Of course, the Heaven Dou Empire had never acknowledged this point.

As one of the largest habitats for wild soul beasts, this place was naturally where Soul Masters most hoped to come, because every time they arrived here, it meant they were about to advance.

At this moment, under Dugu Bo's lead, Li Chang'an and Dugu Yan had come here to hunt soul beasts and obtain their Fourth Soul Ring and third soul ring.

The reason they did not hunt soul beasts nearby in Sunset Forest was mainly because compared with Star Dou Great Forest, Sunset Forest was far too small. Moreover, the ages of its soul beasts were relatively low, and even the variety was not that rich. Because of that, if they wanted to choose a suitable soul beast, the Star Dou Great Forest was undoubtedly the best place.

After the group of three, grandfather and grandchildren, walked into the forest, the dense trees that blotted out the sky were enough to tell people how ancient it was.

The towering trees were at least several dozen meters tall, and that was only the outermost area. One could imagine that the closer they got to the inner region, the taller and larger the trees would be.

There were no paths at all in the dense forest. Tree shadows overlapped, making it impossible to see the true scene within.

The terrain inside the forest was extremely complicated, and it was overgrown with thorny vines and plants. There was no road for people to walk on at all, so Soul Masters had to open a path themselves.

And the work of opening the path naturally fell to Dugu Bo.

Circulating his Soul Power, Dugu Bo walked in front. The thorns and shrubs around him seemed to be pushed aside by an invisible force, forcibly clearing out a path. Li Chang'an and Dugu Yan followed behind, moving along the path he had cleared.

Their way was completely unobstructed.

In the current outer region, with Dugu Bo's strength as a Titled Douluo, there was nothing to worry about at all. That was because those powerful soul beasts all stayed in the inner region. As for the soul beasts they had come to hunt this time, they did not need to go deep into the inner region. Their safety was absolutely guaranteed!

"Chang'an, have you decided what soul beast you want to hunt this time?" Dugu Bo walked ahead with a leisurely air and asked without looking back. As for his own granddaughter's soul ring choice, there was no need to ask. He had already planned it out for her long ago.

"Grandpa, for my Fourth Soul Ring, I want the soul ring of a Wind Chasing Shadow Wolf," Li Chang'an said after thinking for a moment.

After awakening the Nine Infants Bloodline, he had now adjusted his original plan for his soul rings at the right time. He was no longer fixated on strengthening his Soul Origin, and instead leaned more toward functionality.

Because after his Soul Origin awakened the Nine Infants Bloodline, it had already become so powerful that even if a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast were to Sacrifice itself, the increase to his origin would be negligible.

Since that was the case, he might as well lean toward functionality.

"A Wind Chasing Shadow Wolf... that kind of soul beast is rather rare. This old man remembers there seems to be a pack in the forest close to the inner region. Hopefully there's one with a suitable age... otherwise, we can only take the risk of going deeper into the inner region," Dugu Bo murmured to himself after hearing his request.

Next.

Under the lead of Dugu Bo, this Titled Douluo.

After traveling for about a day, they finally arrived at their destination as night fell.

The Soul Beast Forest at night was often more dangerous than during the day.

However, with Dugu Bo, a Titled Douluo, present, and since they were not going deep into the inner region but only staying in the outer region, there was no need to worry about safety. Unless, that was, they were unlucky enough to encounter an extremely old soul beast that had come from the inner region to the outer region. But the chance of that happening was not high.

"Awooo~"

Long wolf howls rose one after another.

A pack of Black Wolves, each around three to four meters long, was all facing the silver moon in the sky and letting out long howls. There were roughly thirty or so of them.

Judging from the Soul Light radiating from their bodies, these Black Wolves were generally around the hundred-year level, with a few at the thousand-year level. The Wolf King leading them was a ten-thousand-year soul beast!

Moreover, unlike its pitch-black kin, this Wolf King had silver stripes mixed into its jet-black fur, making it look especially different. Its body length was close to six meters, far larger than the others of its kind.

Dugu Bo brought Li Chang'an and Dugu Yan to hide in the darkness. Staring at the pack of Black Wolves howling at the moon, he said, "Good luck. Among this pack of Wind Chasing Shadow Wolves, quite a few are at the thousand-year level. They're just right for you to absorb."

However, at this moment, Li Chang'an's gaze was not fixed on those Thousand-Year Soul Beasts. Instead, he was staring straight at the tall Wolf King that stood out like a crane among chickens in the wolf pack!

"Grandpa, I want to absorb that Wolf King's soul ring," Li Chang'an suddenly said.

"What? Are you insane?"

Dugu Bo was startled and shook his head repeatedly. "That Wolf King's age is at least around twelve thousand years. It's not something you can absorb right now. Don't be foolish."

Dugu Yan, who was beside him, also held his hand and advised, "That's right, Chang'an Gege, this Wolf King's age is too high. You'd have to be at least a Soul King to absorb it. If you really like it, how about we come back to hunt it when you become a Soul King?"

"Grandpa, Yanzi, you don't need to worry. The reason I want to absorb a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring as my fourth ring is because I have absolute confidence," Li Chang'an shook his head and explained. "In truth, the age limit of a soul ring a Soul Master can absorb is influenced by nothing more than physical constitution and spiritual power."

"And my physical constitution has been tempered and strengthened by multiple Immortal Herbs, so it has long since far surpassed others of the same level. On top of that, not long ago, I ate another Immortal Herb that enhances spiritual power. With all these factors combined, I have absolute confidence that I can absorb a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring as my fourth ring!"

Seeing how full of confidence he was.

Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan both fell silent, hesitating inwardly. Although what he said made sense, absorbing a ten-thousand-year ring as the Fourth Soul Ring was truly too shocking. Even with the precedent of the Immortal Herbs... this concerned his life. Neither of them dared make a rash decision.

Seeing this, Li Chang'an knew the two of them had wavered, so he hurriedly continued using his silver tongue, repeatedly guaranteeing that nothing would go wrong. In addition, if things became impossible, with Dugu Bo at his side, he could interrupt the soul ring absorption in time... in the end, he finally managed to convince the two of them, if only barely.

However, Dugu Yan's eyes were still filled with worry. After all, absorbing a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring as the fourth ring was something that had never had a precedent. Even if, according to him, this absorption was practically guaranteed, there was no actual example to support it. If she was going to worry, she would still worry.